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G. A. GRAVELINE 2,984,932

ARTICLE HOLDER FOR BOOKS, PADS, ETC.

May 23, 1961 Filed Aug. 29, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet l FIG.|

INVENTOR GEORGE A.GRAVELINE din M l I 2 v I 4' y a, ,r

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2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 29, 1958 INVENTOR ATTORNEY United States Patent ARTICLE HOLDER FOR BOOKS, PADS, ETC.

George A. Graveline, 36% Providence St., Worcester, Mass.

Filed Aug. 29, 19-58, Ser. No. 758,121

1 Claim. (Cl. 45-57) This invention relates to a new and improved article holder which is particularly adapted for the convenient and positive holding of books, pads, notebooks, and any other leaved article which may be desired to be held in a semi-upright or inclined position for reading, copying, etc. The principal object of the invention resides in the provision of such a novel article holder which may be made of any material such as wood, any metal, fiber, plastic, paper, cardboard, etc., or any combination of said materials, and the same includes provision for holding the article in convenient position on a desk, table, chair or arm chair with adjustable means for clamping the same to a table or arm chair as will be made more apparent hereinafter.

Other objects of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be made to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a device embodying a form of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof looking in the direction of arrow 2 in Fig. 1;

Figs. 3, 4, 5 are sectional figures on the respective lines in Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an end view looking in the direction of arrow 6 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a view illustrating a part of the construction;

Fig. 8 is a view in front elevation of a modified form of the invention, parts being broken away; and

Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, 1 first provide a base or platform which has been illustrated as generally rectangular and is made of Wood, although of course it may be made of any material desired. This base or platform is indicated at 10 and is provided with a completely surrounding edge molding preferably made of a light Weight metal or any other desired material such as aluminum, plastic, etc. This binding is illustrated by the reference numeral 12 and it is provided with an upper flange or the like 14 which is also continuous running around the four sides of the base 10.

This binding provides for a strengthening member, a finishing member, and a means for preventing injury or scufiing to the sides and edges of the main base 10.

Mounted upon the base 10 and between the flanges 14, there is provided the main portion of the book holder itself which is generally indicated at 16. This includes a forward inclined sheet like member 18 provided with a turned up flange 20 upon which the article to be supported rests; it has a reverse curve or bend at 20 and a continuous rear supporting member 22. At the end of member 22 there is an inturned flange 24 and the two flanges 20 and 24 will be seen to project substantially in the same direction, see Fig. 3. Flange 20 is tilted up slightly in order to hold the book, or pad, etc., and flange 24 lies flatwise on the base or platform member 10 and is secured thereto by any desired fastening such as screws, tacks, etc., as shown.

It is emphasized that member 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 is a single sheet of material and may be for instance plastic, aluminum, stainless steel, or any other suitable material. It is provided with three bends which in turn provide flanges 20 and 24 and bend 21, and this provides a very simple relatively inexpensive, strong and firm support for a book holder which maintains its position on the platform and is secured thereto within the border formed by the flange 14.

Arranged at one edge of the inclined supporting member 18 there is a guide bar generally indicated at 26 and this guide bar is horizontal i.e., parallel to base platform 10. It is provided with a spring clip or the like generally indicated at 28 and may be adjusted along the surface of member 18 as indicated by arrows 30, in Fig. 1.

In addition, at each edge of member 18 there may be provided additional spring clips which are generally indicated at 32, these being secured as by chains 34 or other means to the book holder itself, see connection 36 for this purpose in Fig. 1. These spring clips are also adjustable as per arrows 38 in Fig. 1, and may be positioned to hold down the pages of a book regardless of the use of the guide bar 26 which is useful to indicate the line being read or copied and which is adapted to be moved downwardly as the page of the book is read or copied, etc.

.As thus far described the book holder may be mounted upon a desk, table or any other object, but I prefer to provide clamping means for clamping the same to the arms of an arm chair or similar support which are indicated in dotted lines at 48. Beneath the platform I provide various brackets such as are indicated at 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and 52 for the purpose of holding and supporting a series of four fixed longitudinal tubular guide members 54 all of which may be open at their ends for telescopingly receiving guide rods 56.

There are four of these guide rods 56 .and they are connected in pairs at their outer ends by clamping members generally indicated at 58. These clamping members may be covered with felt or rubber or like material and are used as adjustable clamps to engage the outside aspects of the arms of the arm chair or similar construction as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 1.

In order to prevent the guide rods 56 from being withdrawn entirely from tubes 54 I provide stops 60 at the inner ends of these guide rods and these stops are adapted to impinge upon sockets 62, or the like held in position by brackets 64.

Clamping members 66 are provided for the respective pairs of rods 56 and these may be clamped by wing nuts or the like 68 and it will be seen that the clamping members 58 may therefore be held in any position desired once having been adjusted by telescoping action Within the respective tubular members 54.

Various other modifications of the device may be made and I have shown in Figs. 8 and 9 a pad holding and/ or book holding arrangement which comprises a base 70 like that at 10, a continuous edge molding 72 and continuous flange 74. In this case base 70 may be provided with a felt or other non-marring cover 76. However the book holding portion is exactly the s'ame as before although it may vary in size, and like reference numerals have been used in order to indicate this fact, see reference numerals '18, 20, 21, 22, and 24. The guide bar 26 may or may not be used as desired and it has not been shown in these figures. Also the clips 32 and their fastening means may be used or not as desired. For instance, if the construction is to be used as a stenographers notebook, the clips 32 would probably not be used although it might be desirable to use a guide bar 26. On the other hand this guide bar may be dispensed with and therefore it will be seen that the basis of the present invention resides in the platform 10, its binding strip 12 and 3 14 forming a border therefor, and a novel and original construction of the bent sheet 16, 18, 20, 22 and 24 which fits within the border as for instance at 74 and in combination therewith forms a strong and rugged holder for articles as above described.

It is pointed out that the wood or plywood base in the present invention is a substantial one and it serves to maintain the balance of the entire article holder in such a way that it is not easily knocked from a table or chair. At the same time, it provides a good base for a lamp such as a reading lamp or the like or any other appliances which the user may desire to have attached thereto.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than as set forth in the claim, but what I claim is An article holder comprising a base, an article holding support mounted on said base, said support comprising a single sheet of relatively stifi material including an inclined front member, an upturned flange at the lower end thereof, said flange being attached to said base, a rear member extending from the top edge of the front member down to the base, means securing the rear member to the base, and means attached to the underside of the base to adjustably clamp the same to an object, said 4 clamping means comprising a plurality of longitudinally slidable rod-like members, sleeves on the base slidably supporting said rod-like members, means preventing extraction of said rod-like members from said sleeves, and means clamping said rod-like members to said base independently of said sleeves.

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